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Human Rights Act 1993

Unlawful discrimination - Other forms of discrimination

67: Advertisements

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"Rules about fair job advertisements"

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You cannot publish or display an advertisement that shows you want to break the law. This includes notices that could be understood as wanting to break the law. You must be careful with the words you use in job descriptions. You might use words that imply a certain gender, like postman or stewardess. These words can suggest you want to discriminate, unless you say otherwise. This means you should be mindful of the language you use in job advertisements.

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Part 2Unlawful discrimination
Other forms of discrimination

67Advertisements

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person to publish or display, or to cause or allow to be published or displayed, any advertisement or notice which indicates, or could reasonably be understood as indicating, an intention to commit a breach of any of the provisions of this Part.

  2. For the purposes of subsection (1), use of a job description with a gender connotation (such as postman or stewardess) shall be taken to indicate an intention to discriminate, unless the advertisement contains an indication to the contrary.

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  • 1971 No 150 s 7
  • 1977 No 49 s 32